Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Roberts
Supreme Court Nominee Roberts Puts Net Worth at $5.3 Million by The Associated Press.
Roberts Insists He'll Respect Sticking to Precedent, Doesn't Remember Federalist Ties By Hope Yen Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts is a multimillion-dollar man, with a fancy golf club membership and some hefty investments, according to a financial statement filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Roberts Insists He'll Respect Sticking to Precedent, Doesn't Remember Federalist Ties By Hope Yen Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts pledged Tuesday to respect established rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court, saying judges must recognize that their role is "not to solve society's problems."...
..."John Roberts' lawyerly answers fall short of the candor the American people expect," Keenan said. "Even anti-choice Justices Antonin Scalia and William Rehnquist respect precedent, but that hasn't stopped them from explicitly saying they want to overturn Roe v. Wade."...
...In response to a question about his memberships, Roberts said he does not recall ever being a member of the conservative Federalist Society, although he participated in events including a 1993 panel and gave a luncheon speech to the legal group in 2003...
